Materials Manager - Supply Chain (FSC)

Parker Hannifin Corporation; Michigan; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a seasoned purchasing and materials management leader to coordinate procurement, planning, and supplier relationships across business units. You will manage the flow of materials from suppliers through to delivery, while driving cost reductions and process improvements.

The role requires strong experience in MRP/ERP systems, supplier performance, and lean manufacturing practices, with a focus on achieving on-time delivery and inventory objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years purchasing/materials management experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience with modern materials management systems including supply chain management, JIT, MRPII, and with APICS/CPM certification preferred.
• Four-year college degree in business, engineering, or materials management; relevant certifications preferred.
• Analytical and technical skills to identify automation opportunities and improve processes.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication for internal and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and data handling in typical corporate software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all procurement and materials management activities including order placement, supplier evaluation, price negotiation, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive Production Planning Department's MRP activities to meet on-time delivery and financial targets (RONA).
• Maintain data integrity and ownership across the MRP database and related systems.
• Define and implement automated systems to plan and track material flow from customers through procurement to delivery.
• Ensure location/division policies align with inventory objectives and corporate standards.
• Support kanban, lean principles, supplier managed inventories, and consolidated purchasing strategies.

Skills

Purchasing

Materials management

MRP/ERP

Lean manufacturing

Supplier management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering/MM

Materials management certification

Quality certification (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

MRP/ERP systems

Data analysis tools

Job description

Position Summary

Work with suppliers, business unit managers, purchasing, production planners, IT and other appropriate resources to strategically plan and coordinate the flow of materials and information from customers through procurement to delivery. Matrix management responsibilities with business units and support groups for production planning, shipping, receiving and inventory functions. Provides direct leadership and management of Purchasing and Supplier Quality functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all procurement and materials management activities including order placement, supplier reduction/evaluation/certification, supplier follow- up, price negotiation and compliance with government procurement regulations.

• Responsible for Production Planning Department's manufacturing resource-planning activities. These activities need to help achieve sales and RONA objectives and maintain 100% on-time customer deliveries.

• Matrix responsibilities for personnel involved with the MRP database to achieve and maintain a high degree of data accuracy, integrity, and ownership.

• Accountable for location/division materials metrics and Standards of Performance.

• Help define and implement automated systems to plan and track material flow from customers through procurement to delivery to support a supply chain management strategy.

• Ensureall the location/division's material management policies areconsistent with the inventory controlobjectives of the Corporation.

• Facilitate corporate purchasing and materials initiatives including common part numbers, supplier managed inventory, consolidated purchasing agreements, supplier reduction and supplier quality certifications.

• Advise on supplier managed inventory or supplier based contracts with customers.

• Support internal or external audit requirements relative to the planning, procurement or inventory control functions.

• Prepare and manage department budget within established guidelines.

• Effectively create and sustain procurement to delivery material and system cost reduction programs.

• Provide professional development for all materials team members. Explain and support company policies and procedures.

• Actively support and implement lean principles.

• Facilitate kanban, materials requirement planning techniques

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years applicable purchasing/materials management experience in a world-class, high volume manufacturing environment.

• Experience in state-of-the-art materials management systems including supply chain management, cash flow and asset management, JIT, MRPII, cellular manufacturing and with APICS/CPM certification preferred.

• Four year college degree in business, engineering, or materials management required with certification in materials management and quality preferred.

• Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and recommend proper automation opportunities.

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft PC software (e.g., spreadsheets, word processing, databases and presentations).

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we've enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose - Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow - comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and affirmemtive action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

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